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Great Rock Albums of 1980: Bob Seger- Against The Wind
For those who read my posting for Bob Seger’s 1978 album “Stranger In Town,” I apologise in advance for repeating myself but the fact remains, Bob Seger is the forgotten hero of 70… more →
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Great Rock Albums of 1980: Bob Seger- Against The Wind
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wrote 1 day ago: For those who read my posting for Bob Seger’s 1978 album “Stranger In Town,” I apo … more →
My Childhood Fascination With The F-Word
wrote 1 day ago: I was a good little girl, until I heard that one mysterious word… … more →
Six Degrees of Separation with Ingrid Bergman
wrote 3 days ago: Six Degrees of Separation: from Ingrid Bergman to... … Ryan Reynolds Bergman gained international st … more →
Idle Eye 70 : The 70's
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wrote 3 days ago: Good Lord! Have a look at the mast there. Turns out we’ve managed to get through seventy (SEVE … more →
Great Rock Albums of 1980: Grace Slick- Dreams
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wrote 5 days ago: The release of “Freedom At Point Zero” proved to the world that for Jefferson Starship, … more →
Do You Believe In Magic? or How I Finally Quit Smoking
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wrote 6 days ago: I used to smoke. Yeah, I know. I didn’t even start until I was 24: unfiltered Lucky Strikes. I … more →
Sleepover, by Diane Nelson
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wrote 6 days ago: My daughter had a few friends sleep over last weekend for her 11th birthday. I couldn’t help thinkin … more →
Great Rock Albums of 1980: Linda Ronstadt- Mad Love
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wrote 1 week ago: Throughout the entire decade of the 1970s, Linda Ronstadt produced a string of hits, most of which I … more →
Great Rock Albums of 1980: The Clash- London Calling
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wrote 1 week ago: The Clash were born out of the wave of punk rock that came out of the UK in the late 1970s. To my re … more →
Six Degrees of Separation : Audrey Hepburn to ….
wrote 2 weeks ago: Six Degrees of Separation : Audrey Hepburn to …. … Tom Hanks Hepburn & Gregory Peck (1) acted to … more →
Great Rock Albums of 1980: Billy Joel- Glass Houses
wrote 2 weeks ago: Back in the late 1970s, Billy Joel was known as the singer who sat behind a piano and sang such ball … more →
Great Rock Albums of 1980: The Beatles- Rarities
wrote 3 weeks ago: You are all now totally convinced that I have completely lost the plot. A Beatles album in 1980? The … more →
Great Rock Albums of 1980: Queen- The Game
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wrote 3 weeks ago: This album first came to my attention back in 1980 when the single “Crazy Little Thing Called … more →
losing my virginity ...(continuation from previous post)
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wrote 1 month ago: a cool thing about being involved in music is how it can quickly shrink any big city you might move … more →
Great Rock Albums of 1980: Rush- Permanent Waves
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wrote 1 month ago: Living proof that my mind is going in my old age. Two posts ago, I stated that no other band with th … more →
Demise of The Iron Lady
wrote 1 month ago: News Flash: Baroness Thatcher (Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher), died yesterday afternoon in … more →
Great Rock Albums of 1980: Styx- Cornerstone
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wrote 1 month ago: Like I did with 1978 and 79, I am starting off 1980 with albums that were released in the previous y … more →
Beatle News #8 ...& Brett Whiteley
wrote 1 month ago: Beatle News # 8 1963 – John Lennon’s first wife Cynthia (Powell) gives birth to a son; … more →
Beatle News #7 ....& other news
wrote 1 month ago: Beatle News #7 CD 1963 – The Beatles are awarded their very first Silver Disc, for the single … more →
